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Longbenton teen with autism wins powerlifting title at European Championships
Chronicle Live
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June 21, 2025
A teenager from Longbenton with autism has won a powerlifting title at the European Championships last Thursday. Oliver Whalley, 19, has also battled struggles with his mental and physical health to achieve his record-breaking success, and has...
Canadians should be “cheesed-off” about the products that pass for cheese
The Bay Observer
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June 21, 2025
Cheese is a topic that gets scant attention on these pages, but here goes. Following the G-7 meeting in Alberta at which US President Trump made a flying visit, it was announced that Canada and the US had agreed to a 30-day deadline to hammer out...
McDonald's Changes That Completely Fell Flat With Customers
Mashed
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June 21, 2025
McDonald's built a global empire on consistency, convenience, and crowd-pleasing classics. However, even the minds behind the golden arches aren't immune to missteps. Over the years, the fast-food giant has introduced ambitious new products,...
Major airline launches new UK flights to popular African holiday destination – and breaks are just as cheap Spain
The Sun
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June 20, 2025
A MAJOR airline has launched new flights to a popular African holiday spot. Starting next month, holidaymakers will be able to venture further afield and relax by the Indian Ocean for the same cost as a trip to Spain. 1 The new route will launch...
Europeans seek alternatives in campaign to break U.S. tech dominance
Cryptopolitan
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June 21, 2025
A growing number of Europeans are turning away from American tech giants and seeking out home-grown digital services as U.S. companies align with President Donald Trump’s administration. At a small stall in a Berlin market, volunteers from the...
European Commission Confirms Bulgaria Meets Inflation Criteria Ahead of Euro Adoption
Novinite
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The European Commission has confirmed that Bulgaria meets the inflation criterion necessary for joining the eurozone, despite some factors in April that caused a temporary rise in inflation. This statement came in response to a report by Politico...
Photos from the 47th annual Scandinavian Festival
InForum - North Dakota
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June 21, 2025
MOORHEAD — The Scandinavian Festival turned 47 this year, honoring the 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration to the United States. The event continues on Saturday, June 21 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Hjemkomst Center, 202 First Ave. N....
You’re Welcome, Europe: US Demand for Toyota GR Corolla Could Bring It Overseas
The Drive
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June 21, 2025
Dear Europe: You’re welcome. After years of importing your best performance cars, we’re finally returning the favor from the other side of the pond—indirectly, anyway. Because while Toyota doesn’t build the GR Corolla in North America, our demand...
EU Frets Over US Demands in Trade Talks It Sees as Unbalanced
Financial Post
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June 21, 2025
The bloc has also prepared an additional list of tariffs on €95 billion of American products in response to Trump’s so-called reciprocal levies and automotive duties. They would target industrial goods including Boeing Co. aircraft, US-made cars,...
Can divided European powers help end Israel’s war on Iran?
Al Jazeera
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June 21, 2025
The three largest European nations by population, Germany, France and the UK, held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, Switzerland, on Friday, in an effort to avert a protracted war in the Middle East. US President Donald...
Europe can’t reduce US weapons reliance ‘overnight,’ warns missile boss
Politico Europe
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June 20, 2025
The scale of the challenge was spelled out last year by former European Central Bank Chief Mario Draghi in his 327-page report on European competitiveness. He found that 78 percent of the €75 billion EU countries spent on defense between June 2022...
Europe’s growing fear: How Trump might use US tech dominance against it
The Straits Times
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June 21, 2025
LONDON - When United States President Donald Trump issued an executive order in February against the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for investigating Israel for war crimes, Microsoft was suddenly thrust into the middle...
EU finance, economy ministers approve next step towards Bulgaria adopting the euro
The Sofia Globe
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June 20, 2025
The European Union’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Ecofin – made up of finance and economy ministers of all EU member states – agreed on June 20 to the next step towards Bulgaria adopting the euro as of January 1 2026. This was confirmed...
European prosecutors order searches in Bulgaria in probe into corruption involving EU fisheries funds
The Sofia Globe
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June 19, 2025
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bulgaria’s capital city Sofia, the Bulgarian National Police carried out several searches on June 19, in an investigation into suspected passive corruption and abuse of office...
European Commission suspends Pakistan’s GSP+ status for ethanol imports
Profit by Pakistan Today
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June 21, 2025
The European Commission has suspended Pakistan’s Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) status for ethanol imports, effective June 20, 2025. This decision follows a request made in May 2024 by six EU member states—France, Germany, Spain,...
10 Under-the-Radar Consumer Goods Stocks With Incredible Growth Potential
Yahoo Finance
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June 21, 2025
Not all high-growth stocks are in the tech sector -- it's best to look more broadly. Some companies are reporting strong growth despite the challenging environment. Other companies are feeling the pressure but have strong long-term growth drivers....
The downfall of a European Giant can teach us many things, if we care to look for it
Mavs Moneyball - Texas
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June 21, 2025
In my very first piece on this site, a little under a year ago, during the dead of the 2024 NBA offseason, I wrote about the comparisons I saw between two of my favourite sports teams: the Dallas Mavericks and Manchester United. Dallas is at a...
Narcos: Growing trade in consumption of illicit substances in Kenya
The Standard
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On June 13, 2025, Wendy Mbeke Muli was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with a stash of cocaine. The 26-year-old had ingested pellets of the narcotic, which she later excreted after being placed under medical observation for...
Whether they like it not, Airbnb has to delist 66,000 short-term rentals in Spain
Euro Weekly News
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June 21, 2025
Spain's government agrees that short-term rentals exacerbate the country's housing crisis | Credits: Shutterstock Airbnb’s legal appeal against the removal of 66,000 rental listings in Spain has been rejected by a Spanish court, reinforcing the...
Europeans seek ‘digital sovereignty’ as US tech firms embrace Trump
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 21, 2025
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -At a market stall in Berlin run by charity Topio, volunteers help people who want to purge their phones of the influence of U.S. tech firms. Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, the queue for their services has...